Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
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Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness[lower-alpha 1] is a role-playing video game in the Pokémon series developed by Genius Sonority and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo. It was released for the GameCube on August 4, 2005, in Japan; October 3, 2005, in North America; November 10, 2005, in Australia; and November 18, 2005, in Europe. Pokémon XD is the successor to the GameCube title Pokémon Colosseum and takes place in Orre, the setting of Pokémon Colosseum's adventure mode. All of the Game Boy Advance Pokémon games can connect to this game through trading and Battle Mode.
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Developer(s) | Genius Sonority |
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Director(s) | Manabu Yamana |
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Artist(s) | Shinichi Hiromoto |
Writer(s) | Kazunori Orio |
Composer(s) | Tsukasa Tawada |
Series | Pokémon |
Platform(s) | GameCube |
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Genre(s) | Role-playing video game |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Pokémon XD was first announced in March 2005 as a new GameCube game and not a sequel to Colosseum, though later developments as well as two promotional demo versions confirmed the game would be similar to its predecessor. Shadow Pokémon, first introduced in Colosseum, are a major gameplay element, and a Shadow Lugia is featured on the game's box art. Munchlax and Bonsly, two Pokémon from the fourth generation of main Pokémon games, make debut appearances in Pokémon XD.
The game garnered mixed to positive reviews among critics, with common criticisms being directed at similarities to and re-used assets from Colosseum. Commercially Pokémon XD was a success, selling more than 1 million copies since its release.